In vivo measurement of skin erythema and pigmentation: new means of implementation of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy with a commercial instrument

• Published in: British journal of dermatology (1951) Vol. 159; no. 3; pp. 683 - 690
• Main Authors: Stamatas, G.N., Zmudzka, B.Z., Kollias, N., Beer, J.Z.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2008; Blackwell
• Subjects: African Americans; Algorithms; Biological and medical sciences; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Dermatology; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; erythema; Erythema - etiology; Erythema - physiopathology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Hemoglobins - analysis; Humans; Medical sciences; Melanins - analysis; Oxyhemoglobins - analysis; pigmentation; Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects; Skin Physiological Phenomena; Skin Pigmentation - physiology; Spectrophotometry - instrumentation; Spectrophotometry - methods; spectroscopy; ultraviolet; Ultraviolet Rays - adverse effects; Diffuse; Measurement; Evaluation; Skin disease; Instruments; Dermatology; Exploration; Pigmentation; Implementation; In vivo; Ultraviolet radiation; Spectrometry; spectroscopy; ultraviolet; Skin; Erythema

Summary Background  Various physical, chemical and biological insults, including exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, cause erythema and change in pigmentation in human skin. These reactions provide an important measure of the cutaneous response to the insult. Objectives  To present a new impleme...